Water level across major reservoirs goes down by 1 pc

New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) The water level in 91 major reservoirs across India has gone down to 19 per cent of their total storage capacity from 20 per cent last week, the Union Water Resources Ministry said today.

There is 31.072 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water available in the reservoirs (as of today), according to a statement issued by the ministry.

The latest levels in the reservoirs are 85 per cent of the storage reported in the corresponding period last year, the ministry said.

It is also 90 per cent of the decadal average of the storage.

The reservoirs in states such as Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana have reported lower water levels than last year.